Dave Smith hired by WCNY January 7th, 2002 Local radio morning man Dave Smith has joined the WCNY underwriting sales staff. Smith, who was recently let go due to budget cuts from his nine-year run as host of WFBL’s morning show, is part of the team of behind the scenes personnel responsible for drumming up corporate support.
Should stations play anthem daily? January 6th, 2002 Bill Knowlton would like to hear the national anthem played daily on central New York radio stations. The host of WCNY’s Bluegrass Ramble show said in a recent letter to the Syracuse New Times that the broadcast of the anthem is a “needed musical morale booster.”
SAMMYs tickets go on sale January 4th, 2002 Tickets went on sale today for the 2002 Syracuse Area Music Awards show which returns to the Landmark Theater on Friday, February 1. The biennial event which honors local musicians is sponsored in part by Galaxy Communications.
Carson joins Hot 107-9 morning show January 3rd, 2002 With Matt Johnson’s move to Jackson Mississippi, part-timer Carson slides into the producer/sidekick roll on Dakota’s morning show at Hot 107-9. Kathy Denman at the newsdesk rounds out the Hot morning crew. Thanks to volunteer Ashley Caster for helping to get this archive article republished.
Women’s Voices changes format January 2nd, 2002 Beginning with tonight’s show, WAER FM 88’s Women’s Voices is making a couple of format changes.
Ed Levine hopes consolidators shrink January 2nd, 2002 Galaxy Communications president Ed Levine is quoted in today’s R&R Online on the issue of media consolidation. Saying that “smaller, focused organizations will always thrive”, his hope for the new year is that large organizations like Clear Channel and Citadel will scale back their ownership in markets where they control more than five or six
Delmonico comments on FCC investigation January 1st, 2002 The Federal Communications Commission recently launched an investigation into the consolidation of radio station ownership in the Syracuse market. Joel Delmonico, vice president and market manager for the six local stations owned by Clear Channel Communications, says he welcomes the review.
LaRue picks top five radio stories of 2001 December 31st, 2001 Syracuse Post-Standard radio and television columnist William LaRue has put together his list of top stories of the year in radio and television. (2009 Update: the link to LaRue’s article is no longer valid because syracuse.com changed their format, rendering links to older material invalid.)
B104.7 cuts promotions position December 30th, 2001 All Access is reporting that Diana DeGuida was let go from her position of promotions director for B104.7. According to the report, DeGuida, whose last day was Friday December 21, was laid off due to budget cutbacks.
Remembering those we lost in 2001 December 28th, 2001 The Syracuse radio community said goodbye to several broadcast veterans this year.
